Haverwood.

The Brandon Teena Story Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir USA, 1998

Hokum Damian McCarthy USA/Ireland/United Arab Emirates, 2026 ★★ it's fine, I guess. I'm pretty sure the guy came with that short intro/ending bit and had to work around that for a while. like coming up with a punchline before anything else.

I usually take longer to get tired of trends but it's happening, I'm finally getting tired of these super dark movies where you can't tell what the hell is going on. please use a light, anything, please, I beg of you.

Le Genou de Claire Éric Rohmer France, 1970 ★★★ creepy dudes watching this be like "hmph, that would never happen to me!" while prepping for some wild mental gymnastics

Maternal Instinct Jessica Dimmock USA, 2026 ★★★ damn.

this one made me a little bit more understanding of religious people from small towns.

Spacewoman Hannah Berryman USA/UK, 2024 ★★★ Eileen Collins, what a bad-ass lady.

Huo zhe yan Kenji Tanigaki Hong Kong/China, 2025 ★★★ I already used my "this is so stupid, I love it" comment the other day, and I don't feel like repeating it.. but yeah.

you know who these things work: paper-thin plotline, short and cliché-ridden lines of dialogue, everything a mere excuse to pause all the fighting scenes. of which there are plenty! and all good!

Obsession Curry Barker USA, 2026 ★★ when I saw the blumhouse logo I thought "oh no" but immediately try to reassure myself "well maybe they just bought it for distribution".

I believe that was the case. it doesn't look too cheap or horribly lazily made, so, no blumhouse production worries there. but I don't think it quite works, either. I saw curry barker's short MILK & SERIAL which was 60 minutes too long and went nowhere, but hey, let's check this one out, a real production, with real money? maybe this one will go somewhere.

not quite, unfortunately. the actors are all good, specially inde navarrette, who is REALLY special and would've kicked so much ass with a slightly more insightful script, but whatever, it's fine. it's the blumhouse curse.

Passenger André Øvredal USA, 2026 ★★★ this is so stupid, I love it.

Alien Ridley Scott UK/USA, 1979 ★★★★★ "Primordial… deep cold… way below the line…"

Miss You, Love You Jim Rash USA, 2026 ★★★ if you got a story that maybe was told (more than) a few times*, you better get yourself good players. and this one's got 'em.